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The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
ACROSS THE SEAS.
Neither wine, ale, porter or brandy has
over been manufactured in Japan.

Neither wine, ale, porter or brandy has
over been manufactured in Japan.
The latest estimates place belgium Mt tho
head of the beer drinking countries Of
Europc. The consumption per capita is six
tenths in excess of that of Germany.
y. recent connagrntion in q remote Chinese
village destroyed the ancestral homo of tho
family of Cunfuci,ls with all its literary and
artistic treasures. In the building, erected
about Gn0 b.. c., generation after generation
of the male heirs of the Chinese philosopher
have dwclt in unbrolen line for $500 years.
Intelligence from the Holy Land informs
us that in Jerusalem, i'll the streets once trod
by King David, nay DO heard the sllrill
whistle of the steam engine. Tho city has, in
the last twenty-five years, doubled its num-
her of buildings and in other respects keeps
pace with tho great cities of the modern
world.
\ very remarkable operation has Just been
performed by Mr.. keetlcy at the West Lon
don hospital. A. child was brought in having
n large mole covering nearly the whole of its
cheek. He transplanted the mole by OK
change. That is, he removed the mole from
the cheek to the arm and planted flesh from
the arm on the check. Everything succeeded
perfectly.
1t is probable that the artesian well now
being bored at Pesth will be the deepest Of
the kind in the world, having indeed reached
Il point ~cntitling it to this prominence. 1t is
sunk for the purpose of supplying thu baths
and other public establishments with hot
water, tho temperature aimed at ns q maxi
mum being l16 degs., with a volume sufficient
for the wants of the whole city.
The postotlicc i'll India is regarded rs SO
miraculous al agency by the moro ignorant
natives that in some out of the way places
the very letter boxes are worslIiped. In ono
case n man posted his letter in q box and
shouted out its destination to inform the
presiding spirit, whom he supposed to be OH
the inside. Another native humbly took off
his shoes us he approached the box, went
through various dcvotions before and after
posting his letter, and finally put some cop
pcrs before the box us n propitiatory offering,
retiring i'll the same attitude of humility.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
An Attractive Homo Game.

"Snap Fifty" is the name of an attractive
homo game i'll which all the family can par.
ticipate. The American .Agricu!turiSt tells
how to play this game. The players sit
nEout any smooth table md each one receives
five checker men. Kernels of corn or flat
counters of some sort will do, though checker
men are the best. Tho mon belonging to
each player must be distinctly marked with
IN initial or otherwise. The game proceeds
III this way: An inverted tea saucer is placed
in the middle. Then ono after another, 60
ing to the left around, the players each
snap ono man or counter from the edge of
tho table, or from a certain line, toward
tho saucer. When all tho counters arc
played, the one whose man is closest counts
five for game; if two or more of the same
players men nre nearer than others, he
count ten or attentive for each. If n
counter lies up partly Off the table and upon
the saucer it counts ten: if one has landed
upon the top of tho saucer, fifteen. Every
player is at liberty to make n strong shot and
knock away a man of one of his opponents.
If he knocks it off the table it counts five:
if his own man goes off, or if he knocks off
one of his own men, it counts five to every
one of the other players. A player may, by
shooting Mt one of his own men, push it up
close to the saucer, or he may even knock it
quite up OH the saucer. The game is fifty.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
SPORTING.

Wrestling is slowly but surely going out Of
favor in this country.
The 3-yearold trotting filly Spicra has been
sold for 81 900, Il high price for Il trottcr with
out u record.
Patsey Cardiff says he will challenge Jcm
Smith, the English pugilist, as soon US Smith
arrives in the country.
The fastest heat made on the ice during the
winter was by Fannie H., 2:12lll, at Burling-
ton, Feb. la dead heat.
There are now sixty-cight clubs belonging
to the United States Lawn Tennis associa-
ton. Last year at this time there were but
fifty-onc.
A curious athletic feat has been completed
at Dover by a man named Drummond, who
| accomplished the self imposed task of walk
| ing from Selkirk, Scotland, to tho coast of
the English channel. He performed the
journey in twenty-four days, having rested
only on Sundays. The distance covered is
$50 miles. He will walk back to Sclkirll.
John l.. Sullivan will shortly ave a costly
and magnificent belt, cmblematic of the
championship of the world. Already SOt
diamonds have been secured by Pat Sheedy
Sullivan's manager, which are to be used il
making up the belt. New York men have
generously contributed toward it, and Sheedy
says lie can get $4,000, if necessary, iron
them. This is better than u belt upler the
ear.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
How IL Spider Undresscs.

When n spider is preparing to mott, it stops
eating for several days and fastcns itself by
n short line of web to one of the main lines of
its snare, which holds it firmly while it pro-
ceeds to undress. The skin cracks all around
the thorax and is held only by the front edge.
Next tho abdomen is uncovered. Now comes
the struggle to FREQ the legs. 1t works and
kicks vigorously, and seems to have very
hard work. But continued perseverance of
about fifteen minutes brings it out of tho old
dress, and it seems almost lifelcSs, and is
limp and helpless for several minutes, but
gradually comes back to life and looks
brighter and pretticr than before. To young
people it is an operation of extreme interest.
Golden Days tells the story of Il little boy
who, after watching the melting of n newly
full grown pet spider, ran to his mother, say
ing; "Mamma, my spider undrcssed and hung
his dress on u line"
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
Lichtninglike Rapidly.

L1SutHluSAlke 1S3pluAuys
First Urchin-How much yer got left,
Jimmy?
Second Urchin-Two cents.
First Urchin-Gosh! how quick q nickel
goes when it's once brokc.-New York Sum-.
The most remarkable revival recently re-
ported, in proportion to the size of the place,
is that ct Sedalia, Mo-, where 1000 persons
have professed conversion, and the most
abandoned classes have been reached by re-
ligious influence.
The vast majority of Queen Victoria's sub
jects u39,0Oo,0oN are neither Protestants nor
Catholics, but Hiudoos, while the Mahom-
edans, 100000 in number, are themselves
more numerous than the Protestants of all
denominations in the empire.
Bishop William Taylor has named the
steamer which he is to use on the upper
Congo for his wife, "Annie Taylor" During
their married life of more than forty years
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor have been much sep
arated by his missionary work.
The Connecticut Congregational club has
elected Hon. Yung Wing as president for the
ensuing year. Mr.. Wing is q native China
man, and arrived in this country nearly
twenty years ago After a residence of a
few years he became q naturalized citizen,
Joined the Congregational church, and mar.
ried a Hartford lady, who died about a year
ago.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09

OT..N 7 - 7 ONFtTtTNIfE.
Peculiar as is the form and fashion of tho
carriage, stranger still seems the practice of
using a yoke of oxen, behind which to take Il
pleasure drive in n country where there are
horses. The horses in India are, for some
reason, used only for riding, while tho
stronger animals, such us the OK, mud even
the elephant and buffalo. are employed as the
motive power where draught is required.
The slow, but patient, OK is seen not only
yoked to carriages, hut to carts md public
modes of conveyance in Anticipated India.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09

It consists of two short tubes or mouth
pieces, each covered with a taut parchment
diaphragm, being connected with a stout
thread. By stretching the thread so as to
render it taut, u conversation may be carried
on over quite a long distance by talking i'll
ono instrument md listening at the other.
Tho vibration of one diaphragm, due to tho
impact of sound waves, is transmitted to the
other diaphragm by the thread.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
Philosophy in Snort.

Ascurious experiment, which produces a
fountain of fire, may be performed by read
ers old enough to be trusted with the neces-
sary ingredients. Add gradually one ounce
of sulphuric acid to six ounces of water in an
earthen basin; then add three-quarters of an
ounce of granulated zinc, with a few pieces
of phosphorus the size of a pea. Gas bubbles
will be Immediately produced, which take
fire on the surface of the effervescing liquid,
and the whole surface of the liquid will di-
rectly become illuminated; the fire balls and
Jets of fire will dart from the bottom through
the fluid with great rapidity.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
Flowers and Weeds.

Have you ever heard what the fairies say,
Little girl, little boy? Oh, hear and heed!
For each smile You wear on your face to-day
There's q flower grows; for each frown a weed.
So to make this world like q garden bright,
Little girl, little boy, keep frowns away
Oh, the loving lips that can say tonight,
We have scattered flowers DER the earth to-day!
-IIarper's Young People.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
Promotion From tho Ranks.

There is much feeling among old army
families, rs they are called, in Washington
on account of the legislation permitting pro-
motion from the ranks. "You get men in
that way" says one gray beard, "but not al
ways gentlemen"
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
An Interesting Toy.

An interesting, and ut tho same time in
structivc, toy may be made, according to
The Scientific American, Mt almost no cx-
pense, by any ingenious boy or girl who reads
this column. That toy is string telephone,
which, although not a musical instrument,
not even a sound producer, exhibits an inter-
octinn fant,1rn In tio co,dl,ctinr of snn1als
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
New York Newspaper Guide.
compiled at great expense by the Exchon

New York Newspaper Guide.
at great expense by the Exchange
Editor
For English read The New York Sun,
For scandals seek Tho Times;
And always read The New York World
For full details of crimes.
TITS best to take The Tribune for
News of the late uprising:
And silver'S worth you'll always find
The Commercial advertising.
For interesting items of
That Democratic ghost,
The Civil Service, go and buy
The daily Evening Post.
And if you'd like to read about
D. Dudley Field and brother,
Invest your money in The Mail
'TiSb better than another.
But if truth alone you want.
Free from all faint of libel,
We think you'd better get your news
From out the family Bible.
Life.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
Mortar and paint may DO removed frol
window glass with hot, sharp vinegar.
How yultures Find Carbon.

The methods by which vultures find carrion
is disclosed by their habit of distributing
themselves like s%entinels over wide tracts of
country. Their keen eyes, as they circle over
miles of territory, scan every object, tele.
graphing to the adjoining sentinel, many
miles away, the discovery of prey. In this
way, during the Crimean war, it is said that
the yultures Ct northern Africa focked In
scores around the c%ontending armies, coming
from thousands Of miles.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09

MA and reliable Medicines are the best
wv todependu upon: Acker's BloodEl-
ixir has been prescribed for years for allim.
purities of the Blood. 1neveryformofScrof-
ulous, Syphilitic or Mercurialdiseases, it is
invaluable. For Rheumatism, has no equal.
FOWLER & LANGDON.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09

She could see without her glasses how to catch
the trout and basscs, and she gathered in by
masses victims of her willy skill.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09

She knew all the leading jobbcrs in fish tackle,
reels and bobbers, and she always caught
the robbers that would steal her bait away.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
The Fishing Maiden.

She was full of cunning crinklcs, little tricks and
willy wrinkles, to catch crabs and peri
Wrinkles. in the waters of the bay.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING A STRING
TELEPHONE.

Lazy Mode of Travel in India-A Homo
Game for Old and Young Named Snap
Fifty, and Played with Kernels of
Corn.
It is doubtful if any of our boys and girls
ever saw quite so strange a mode of convey
ance rs is depicted in the accompanying illus
tration. This vehicle, queer rs it appears, is
however, n true picture of n gentleman's
private carriage i'll far way India
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09

Tf nO>\ would enjoy your dinner
y s1oN and are prevented by Dys-
pepsia, uso Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets.
They are a positive cure for Dyspepsia, In
digestion. Flatulency and Constipation.
We guarantee them. 25 and 30 cents.
FOWLER 4 LANGDUN.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09

Only one thing was the m%attcr-she could fish,
bur couldn't tlatter, and that made the
young men scattcr-she could never fill the
bill. Railway Advocate.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09

The only lady who possesses the freedom of
London is the baroness Burdett Coutts.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-09
ANDERSONyILLE.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON
SITE AS 1T APPEARS TO-DAY.

The Two Gently slipping Sidc Hills Now
Far:ncl-Thc Sluggish "I:rauch" and
the Blessed 'Proyi,lcncc Spring'-Dus-
outs of the i'risuucrs-ltclics.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08

ROUTE OF EADs Subway and the ship rail-
way requiring for its construction not a
quarter of the probable expenditure on the
Panama canal, it will be able to control tho
larger part of the commerce..
Without giving at this time a detailed de-
scription of the proposed plans, it should be
stated that the earlier plans have been greatly
modified. Instead of being drawn up an in
cline, the vessels are to be raised by a vertical
lift on afloating pontoon, a system of hydrau-
lie rams taking the vessel under the keel and
bilges and supporting it in a natural and I'M
strained position, SO that the vessel is vir-
tually water borne through the lifting, trans,
porting and lowering process. Three tracks,
each of the standard gauge of four feet eight
and one-half inches, will be laid on a solid
roadbed, constructed Of excellent materials,
in the most thorough manner. The carriage
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08
Advice TO bf1ihers,

Are You disturbed at night and broken
Of your rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain Of cutting teeth2 Hso.
send at once and get a bottle of
Mns. WINsLow's SoorH1Na SYRUP for
Children Teething. It's value is ~lncslcu-
liable. 1t will relieve the poor little sui.
ferer Immediately. Depend upon it,,
mothers, shere is no mistake about ii
II cures dysentery and diarrhoea, regu-
the stomach and bowels, cures
wind colo. softens the gums, reduces in
and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. Mrs WSnsleao,s
Soothing Syrup for Children 1esthsng is
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08
Rackien's Ars,tca SADIE

Fhe beat salve in the sorId tor Outs,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt ltheum. Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblain
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and pos-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents PEI box.
For Sale by the Excelsior Drug Store Of
Purdy d Brccht,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08

press J~osephine)
and Madame Tai
lien was a Greek
gown of delicate,
soft falling mate
rial, slit to the
knee. With it was
worn digitate d
stockings and san
dals. Their effort
was to revive sim
piicity. The COM
ment upon. it was
That they had &C
i'm
modesty. But that
Is always said OF
any Innovation III
dress which reduces
her load. The lady
who gathers crusts
from the ash barrel
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08

tralasia will then
be brought near
us, and will pour
into the lap Of the
United States their
tant COM
mercial products.
Even should the
project of cutting
the Panama 18TH
mus be successful,
the Tehuant epec
route being over
1900 miles shorter
to San Francisco,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08

pleasant to the taste. and is the prescrip.
tion OF one of the oldest nurses and
best female physicians in the United
States, and is for sale by all druggists
throughout the world. Price twenty
five cents q bottle.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08

CENTRAL AMERICA, MExICo AND THE GULF.
that carries the vessel is most ingeniously con-
structed. The immense weight of the maxi
mum load is so evenly distributed as not to
bring upon any one wheel a strain of eight
tons, which is less than that borne by wheels
on ordinary railroads. Any Irregularities in
the track will be overcome by powerful
springs placed over each pair of wheels and
allowing a movement of five inches. The
people living on the isthmus are favorably
Inclined and even enthusiastic for the rail
way.
The bill as passed Incorporates Capt.
Eads and eighty others as q body polite,
under the title of the Atlantic and Pacific
Ship Railway company; the stock is not to
exceed 100000 900, and when 10 per cent. of
Il is subscribed and paid for a meeting of
stockholders is to be held in New York and
Washington TO elect directors. If this is not
accomplished in two years the charter is to
expire by limitation.
The maps given WIFI this show the routes
of the Panama and Nicaragua canals and
the Eaes railway, and will be interesting for
comparison. The Panama canal project,
which is now being pushed forward under
M. de Lesseps' supervision, is too well under
stood to need further description.
Tho scheme for opening the Nicaragua
canal to navigation provides for a harbor at
Brito on the Pacific coast; a canal 16L miles
long, thence to Lake Nicaragua with a rise
of 107 feet, which is to be overcome by ten
locks; an open passage through Lake Nicara-
gun SIS miles In length; 6S miles of slack
water navigation in the San Juan river, Sc
cured by the construction Of four dams at
Castillo, Balas and Machuca rapids, and at
the mouth of the San Carlos. respectively,
around the upper three of which are to be
constructed short sections of canal whose
united length is 81 miles; a canal about AZ
miles in length leading from the basin formed
by the lower dam directly to Greytown; and
lastly, the formation of a harbor at that
place.
SUMMARY.
Miles Of
Slack
Canal. Lake. water. TT.
Pacific to Lake Nicaragua. 1888 16.as
Lake Nicaragua. ...,.... $3.50 $3.50
San Juan River ......... B.5t G3.0a 1888
San Juan River to Greyt'n.41.90 41.eo
- - -
Totals. .........61.T4 $3.50 6a.oa 1926
The general design of this route is essen
TALLY tho same as that adopted by o. w.
Childs in his survey Of 1857. The lake and
the river are both made use OF as far as posi-
Bile, and where the latter becomes too much
Nl<krx,.tal ~ 80 49, - - - a ..
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.....
further use, which
c at the
mouth of the San
Carlos, the first
large tributary re-
ceived after leav-
ing the lake, it is
boldly abandoned
and a canal is run
through the val
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08
a Positive Written GuaranSee
Glide

S0e k'aEeBs . FszAG RsEafeG.
Elegant cloth and giltbindins. Scaled for Doe
in money or postage stamps. Over fifty wondei
ful pen pictures, showing who may marry, who
Manhood. Womanhood. Physical decay. Who
should marry. How life and happiness may be
increased. Those married or ibeaD to- marry
should read IL; of interest and value to every
thinking man and woman. popuiar edition.
paper cover, Sc. Address cdr. WHITTIER
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08

It Would Make a Difference.
Il wouldn't be a fool, il I were you," said
Jones to a friend.
If you were me you wouldn't be o fool,n
was the reply.-Maii and Express.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08

beautiful and graceful than fashion can de-
wise. Mrs. Miller's theory, which is unmis-
takably correct, is that we should be clothed
in all respects as our natural structure de-
mands.
On this princess or tea gown foundation a
woman car pile all the trimming she wants
to; but the wise ones don't want to spoil all
the lines with Furnishings. For the street
Mrs Miller's gowns are extraordinarily short.
She tells how she was stared at in the parlors
OF a fashionable hotel by some women, who
said, one to another: "Isn't her dress SHORTY
On hearing this she answered pleasantly, eyes,
1t is short, bit it is comfortable, and never
untidy.n, She recommends that ladies short
en- their skirts little by little until they at last
reach a degree of brevity which shall enable
them to walk or perform any other work
with ease as men do.
Mrs. Miller is such a Juno In appearance,
that many.a woman who would like to get
into comfortable apparel looks at her and signs
indespair, "Oh, that woman can wear my
thing and look lovely in it.n But the lady
has designs for thin women, and fat women,
and all shapes of women.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08

1otaiS. to.60 b3.R 1S1.28
The general design of this route is essen
italy tho same as that adopted by o. w.
Childs in his survey of 1857. The lake and
the river are both made use OF, as far as posi-
bic, and where the latter becomes too much
INSTRUCTED by sand depOsits to admit of fro
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08
BLACK WOLF /!

Or Black Leprosy, Is q disease which is considered
%fncnrable, but 1t has yielded to the curative proper
ties OF SwIFT's SPEcIFIc-now known all oyer the
world as s. s. s. Mrs. Bailey, Of West Somerviile,
Mass, near Boston, was attacked several years ago
with this hideous black eruption, and was treated by
disease was q species OF
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08

Inc, ou IaSnloneQ hoops, are threatened.
Whether sane American women will put
them on / know not.
Mrs. Jenness Miller, formerly of Boston,
now of Washington, is already widely known
as the advocate of a new style of dress, which
she appropriately calls "a system Of correct
dress for women" II universally adopted,
this system would, 1t is believed, lift the bur-
den of i'll health and the curse OF deformity
from womankind forever. 1t discards both
corsets and petticoats, and is entirely free
from ligatures and bands. Think of what a
mercy to women such u style of dress would
be. More than that, it Is beautiful, far more
beautiful than the clumsy things ordered by
fashion, and what a time saver as well as
strength and work saver is this new style of
dressf
Next the body is a union garment of silk or
wool, for winter wear, covering it completely,
olinging jersey fashion, and making no bulk.
Over that is a muslin garment, aiso following
the figure. Then come what Mrs. Miller calls